Agree. What boggles me is that in the face of all the knowing in the world (i.e. Evolution, Health Care, Global Warming) a huge number of people pull their blinds, prop their ears and say ” I believe…”

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The continuing theme in the above reasons why some marketers seem to hate web analytics is inertia. Many companies suffer from complacency — folks not wanting to make a fuss, not wanting to get at the real root of things. (I have heard web analytics called “the smoking gun” that you can bring to either creative, editorial, or IT depending on the measurement.) This reveals the real strength — and weakness — of web analytics in general. Here is the link.

I am completely and utterly amazed that people can get away with such BS and even get paid for it! Watch for yourself and then read how the bogus is dismantled by following this link to Anna O’Brien’s blog “Random acts of data”.